This item, drawn by Milo Custer, depicts the prayer-stick of Kickapoo leader Kennekuk. According to Custer, Kennekuk's stick, which was then owned by John Winsee, was given to Custer during a visit to the Kickapoo Reservation in October 1906. Custer states that the illustration depicts the prayer-stick accurately, and to scale.

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This item, drawn by Milo Custer, depicts the prayer-stick of Kickapoo leader Kennekuk. According to Custer, Kennekuk's stick, which was then owned by John Winsee, was given to Custer during a visit to the Kickapoo Reservation in October 1906. Custer states that the illustration depicts the prayer-stick accurately, and to scale.